Warm up – January 4, 2010
Do you form stronger friendships with same or opposite sex friends? Why do you think this is so? What does this reveal about you?
Types of Friendship
Girl-Girl friendships (Girls do this one only!!) -Based on… -Talk about… -Advantages… -Disadvantages… Boy-Boy friendships (Boys do this one only!!) -Based on… -Talk about… -Advantages… -Disadvantages…
Types of Friendships
Boy-Girl friendships -Based on… -Talk about… -Advantages -Disadvantages
Adolescence
Social Development
Social Development
•Social development Topics•Relationships with Peers
•Adolescent Friendships•Diff. Between girl-girl friendship, guy-guy friendship, girl guy friendship•Cliques and Crowds•Peer Influences
•Dating and Romantic Relationships•Challenges of Adolescents
Erikson - Learning Identity Versus Identity Diffusion
Learns how to answer satisfactorily and happily the question of "Who am I?" Even the best - adjusted adolescents experience some role identity diffusion: most boys and probably most girls experiment with minor delinquency; rebellion flourishes; self - doubts flood the youngster, and so on.
During successful early adolescence, mature time perspective is developed.
Young person acquires self-certainty as opposed to self-consciousness and self-doubt.
In later adolescence, clear sexual identity - manhood or womanhood - is established. The adolescent seeks leadership (someone to inspire him), and gradually develops a set of ideals (socially congruent and desirable, in the case of the successful adolescent).
Relationships with Peers
Transition from childhood to adolescents involves an increase in the importance of peers More important in influence and
emotional support
Most tend to have 1 or 2 “best” friends with many other “good” friends
Spend hours with friends Phone conversations Texting My Space / Facebook
Relationships with Peers
Purposes of Friendship
Write down as many purposes of friendship as you can on your paper– Share with class why is it necessary for us to
have friends?
Qualities of a Good Friend
Write down as many qualities of a good friend as you can on your paper
-Girls share -Boys shareAre these different? Why?
Assignment (30 minutes)
You are looking for a new best friend. Create an ad that describes exactly what you are looking for in a friend. – What character traits are key?– What beliefs should they have?– Should they be religious? And so on.
So how do adolescents choose their friends?
Usually similar in age, background, and educational goals.
-Agree? Why or why not?Usually similar attitudes toward
drinking, drug use, and sexual activity. -Agree? Why or why not?
Peer Influences
Parents worry that adolescents need for approval from friends will make them engage in risky or unacceptable behavior
-Agree or disagree? Research suggests that peer influences are
more likely to urge them to work for good grades and complete high school.
-What do you think?
Stages of Influence
Early -Peer pressure weakMiddle
– Increasing peer pressure peaks at approx. age 15
– Begins to decrease at age 17
Why are we influenced by our peers?
– Feel better when we receive approval from peers
– Peers provide standards to measure self against
– Peers may share the same feelings and they may provide support
What do Cliques and Crowds have to do with it?
Cliques and crowds are types of groups that influence adolescents
Cliques -Groups of 5-10 people who spend a great
deal of time together Crowds -Larger groups of people that don’t spend as
much time together but share attitudes and group identity
ex: cows and bulls
Cliques & Crowds
Cliques and Crowds
What is a clique?What is a crowd?Positives of eachNegatives of each
A clique is
An exclusive group of people who share interests, views, purposes, patterns of behavior, or ethnicity.
– A clique as a reference group can be either normative or comparative.
A normative clique or reference group is oftentimes the primary source of social interaction for the members of the clique, which can affect the values and beliefs of an individual.
The comparative clique or reference group is a standard of comparison in which a clique can exist in the workplace, in a community, in the classroom, in a business, or any other area of social interaction.
Why do adolescents feel the need to belong to these?
– In search of stability and a sense of belonging
Peer Relationships
Dating and Romantic Relationships
What do we look for in a date?
Girls—what do you look for in a partner?
Guys—what do you look for in a partner?
Stages of Dating
1. Adolescents place themselves in situations where they meet peers that they are attracted to.
2. Group Dating3. Pair off in traditional 2-person
dating
So, why do we date?
Discuss
Dear Abby (Warm up 1/8)
Write any dating question that you have on a piece of paper.
Leave loads of room for a response.
Adolescent Dating Column
You are the advice giver of a popular newspaper for the adolescent section. Your job is to read questions from readers and respond in a newspaper style response (similar to Dear Abbey)
Adolescence
Challenges
Warm up
What is the most difficult issue you have dealt with as an adolescent?
Please be candid. I will not force you to share out loud but I will be collecting your papers today.
I will be asking for volunteers to share. I will go first.
Challenges of Adolescence
Eating Disorders– Anorexia– Bulimia
Substance Abuse– Drugs – Alcohol
Juvenile Delinquency Sexuality & STDs Cutting Teen pregnancy
Assignment
Research your topic Gather the most important information that
teens need to have about the issue at hand Put the info into a blank power point E-mail it to [email protected] or
save it to your thumb drive You will present this info to the class on the
dates set aside.
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